Radiator foot-rest.



- A. E. WENDT.

RADIATOR r001 REST.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 17' 1914.

1,149,880. Patented Aug. 10,1915.

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AUGUST E. WENDT, F THOR/PE, WISCONSIN.

To all whom it may concern 4 Be it known that I, AUGUST E. WENDT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Thorpe, in the county-of Clark and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Radiator F oot- Rests, of which the following is a specification.

The present in ention relates to a foot rest attachment for radiators, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which embodies novel features of construction whereby it may be readily attached to a radiator of any conventional construction and quickly adjusted to any desired position thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which can be applied to a radiator without necessitating alterations in the construction thereof, and which may be used either as a foot rest or as a support for articles which it may be desired to heat or dry.

IVith-these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more gfully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in

the radiator on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1,

showing the corresponding end of the foot rest attachment in normal position thereon. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the supporting wing of the attachment as swung upwardly into a substantially vertical position preparatory to detaching from or applying the attachment to the radiator. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the sup porting wings and the corresponding end of Specification of Letters Patent.

-Fig. 7 is a detail Patented Aug. 10, 1915.- Application filed December 17, 1914. Serial No. 877,695.

the supporting lever. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the supporting levers.

perspective view showing a modification in which the Wing is welded to the supporting lever.

Corresponding and like parts-are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same 1 reference characters.

Specifically describing the present embodiment of the invention, the numeral 1 designates a radiator of the conventional type, said radiator being formed of a series of spaced loops 2 which are arranged to provide the usual vertically elongated passage 5 which extends -.through the radiator from end to end. The attachment is supported by means of a pair of wings or plates 6 which have a greater width than the passage 5 of the radiator and are inserted into the. passage from opposite ends thereolf. Projecting from each of the wings 6 is a supporting lever or arm 7, the inner ends of the said levers being rigidly connected to the wings 6 while the outer ends thereof carry the foot plate or support 8. With this construction it will be obvious that the weight of the foot plate will operate through the levers 7 to swing opposite edges of the wings 6 into abinding engagement with the sides of the longitudinal passage 5' of the radiator. In other words the wings 6 will be bodily rotated until the opposite longitudinal edges thereof are caused to firmly engage the sides of the radiator passage 5. As soon as the wings 6 thus become firmly wedged in position they provide a support for the remainder of the attachment. The outer ends of the supporting levers 7 terminate in the downwardly projecting extensions 7 which are hinged at 10 to a rod 11. The axes of the hinged connections 10 at opposite ends of the rod 11 are disposed at right angles to the axis of the said rod and under normal conditions are substantially. horizontal. The inner end of each of the supporting levers 7 terminates in a laterally projecting arm 7" which is arranged at sub stantially right angles to the extension 7 and is rigidly connected to the corresponding wing 6. In the preferred construction each'of the wings is provided with a sleeve 14 which extends; along one side thereof intermediate 01 its edges and loosely receives the lateral arm 7 of the correspondin su one side of the sleeve 14 so as to engage the lateral arm 7 of the supporting lever 7 and lock the said members rigidly in an adjusted position. v

The foot plate 8 has one edge thereof 'loosely connected to the rod 11 while the opposite edge thereof is adapted to be swung rearwardly into engdgemcnt with the radiator. Ordinarily this foot plate 8 will assume an inclined position, as indicated more clearly by Figs. 1. and 2 of the drawing. The outer end of each of the supporting levers 7, at the upper end of the downward extension 7, may be secured by a suitable fastening member such as the screw 16 to the adjacent edge of the foot plate 8 so as to lock the members in operative position. The extensions 7" at the outer ends of the. supporting levers 7 then project down wardly and are substantially vertically disposed, while the lateral arms 7* at the inner ends of the supporting levers project inwardly and are substantially horizontally disposed. .When thus positioned, as has been previously explained, the weight or. the foot plate 8 acting upon the outer ends of the supporting levers 7 tends to rotate the wings 6 within the passage 5 of the radiator and force opposite edges of the wings into a binding engagement with the sides of the said passage so that the wings become firmly wedged in position and serve as a support for the entire attachment. It will thus be obvious that the wings may be wedged in position within the passage at any desired elevation upon the radiator. When it is dc sired to use the attachment merely as a foot rest, it would be positioned at the bottom of the radiator, as indicated by full lines upon Fig. 2, while when it is desired to use the attachment as a rack to support articles which it may be desired to drycr Warm, it would be applied to the top or the radiator as indicated by dotted lines on Fig. 2.

Preparatory to applying the attachment to a radiator or removing it therefrom, the screws 16 are removed; so that the supporting e ers 7 can be swung outwardly about the hinges 10 as pivots. The extensions '7 are thus brought into a substantially horizontal position with the lateral arms 7? projecting ,.upwardly in a substantially vertical position.

The wings 6 are carried by the lateral. arms ,7 so as to be tiltedfrom a horizontal posi* tion to a vertical position, or vice versa, as the lateralarms are moved. When the sup-- porting levers 7 are thus swung bodily about the hinged connections 10 as pivot centers so. that theextensions 7 assume a substantially horizontal position, the Wings c are withdrawn from the radiator passage 5 and brought into a vertical position so that the attachment can readily be removed from the radiator. "This position or the members is indicated more clearly by n e. Should it was be desired to apply the attachment to a radiator, the wings 6 would beswung 'upwardly into a vertical. position and the attachment positioned upon the radiator as indicated by Fig 4. The wings 6 would then be swung downwardly into a substantially horizontal position within the longi tudinal passage 5 of the radiator, as indicated by Fig. 3. The wings 6 might then be raised or lowered within the radiator passage 5 until the attachment was adjusted at the properheight, and then rotated as previously described so as to bring the longitudinal edges into a binding engagement with the sides of the radiator passage. After replacing the screws 16 the various parts of the device would be held rigidly in position and any weight or force applied to the foot plate 8 would merely tend to rotate the wings 6 into a firmer engagement with the radiator.

Fig. 7 illustrates a slight modification of the invention in which the wing o is shown as welded at 20 to the supporting lever 7". A rigid and inexpensive construction is thereby obtained which can be readily constructed in the proper dimensions to fit easily in the longitudinal passage of any of the conventional types of radiators. The operation of this modified form of the invention is identical with that previously described.

Pix-wing thus described the invention, what claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A foot rest attachment for radiators, including a wing adapted-to be inserted in the radiator passage, a supporting lever rigid with and projecting laterally from the wing, and a foot rest mounted upon the supporting lever so that the weight thereof acts through the lever to rotate the edges of the wing into a binding engagement with the radiator.

Z-A foot rest attachment for radiators, including a wing adapted to be inserted. in the radiator passage a supporting lever projecting laterally trom the wing and formed with an arm which is rigidly attached to the wing between the edges there of, and a foot rest mounted upon the supporting lever so that the weight thereof acts through the lever to rotate the edges of the wing into a binding engagement with the radiator.

3. A foot rest attachment for radiators, including a wing adapted to be inserted in the radiator passage and formed with a sleeve arranged-parallel to and between the longitudinal edges tl'iereof, a supporting lever projecting laterally from the wing ,and formed with a lateral arm adjustably received within the sleeve, means for clamplag the arm rigidly m an ad usted position Within the sleeve, and a foot rest mounted iaeaseo upon the supporting lever so that the weight thereof acts through the lever to rotate the edges of the wing into a binding engagement with the radiator.

4. A foot rest attachment for radiators, including a pair of wings ada ted to be inserted in the radiator pamage rom opposite ends thereof, supporting levers rigid with the respective wings and projecting 1aterally therefrom, a rod connecting the supporting levers and hingedly connected to the extremity thereof to admit of the outer ends of the levers and the wings carried thereby being swung into and out of the radiator passage, and a foot rest mounted upon the rod-so that the weight thereof acts through the levers to rotate the edges of the wings into a binding engagement with the radiator.

5. A foot rest attachment for radiators, including a pair of wings adapted to be insorted in the radiator passage from. opposite ends thereof, supporting levers rigid with the respective wings and projecting laterally therefrom, downwardly projecting extensions at the outer ends of the supporting levers, a rod connecting the extremities of the said extensions and attached thereto by hinged joints having axes at right angles to the axis of the rod so that the levers can be swung about the said hinged joints to shift the Wings from a vertical to a horizontal position. or vice versa, means for locking the levers in an operative position, and a foot plate mounted upon the rod so that the weight thereof acts through the levers to rotate the edges of the wings into a binding engagement with the radiator.

6. A foot rest attachment for radiators, including a pair of wings adapted to be inserted in the radiator passage from opposite ends thereof, a pair of supporting levers each provided at one end thereof with a laterally projecting arm rigidly connected thereto by hinged joints having axes at right angles to the axis of the rod so that the said levers can be swung about the hinged joints to swing the wings from a horizontal position to a vertical position or vice versa, a foot late mounted upon the rod so that the Weight thereof acts through the levers to rotate the edges of the wings into a binding engagement with the radiator, and means.

for securing the levers to the foot late to hold them rigidly in operative position.

7.. A foot rest attachment for radiators,

including a pair of wings adapted to be inserted in the radiator passage from opposite ends thereof, a pair of supporting levers rigidly connected to the edges of the wings and arranged in planes at right angles to the planes of the wings, connecting means between the outer arms of the supporting levers, said connecting means being joined to the supporting levers by hinged joints having axes at right angles to the axes of the supporting leuers so that the supporting levers can be bodily swung laterally to swing the wings from horizontal positions into upright positions when applying the attachment to a radiator or removing it therefrom, and a foot plate supported by the supporting levers so that pressure applied thereto acts through the levers to rotate the edges of the wings into a binding engagement with the radiator.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST E. WENDT. Witnesses M. D. Roan, R. L. PENNEY. 

